Dimorphism and the functional basis of claw strength in six brachyuran crabs

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-119

  Schenk, Steve C ^a   Wainwright, Peter C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyura; Dimorphism; Force generation; Molluscivory; Morphology

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIMORPHISM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY;

BRACHYURA; BRACHYURAN; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CHELA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; LIBINIA EMARGINATA; MAJIDAE; MENIPPE MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA; OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE; PANOPEUS HERBSTII; PANOPEUS OBESUS; PORTUNIDAE; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 0034826526     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901001157     Document Type: Article

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